Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-27
A CHILlAN "SiIE."
lsidora dc Consino, the Monte Cristo
OF South America.

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A flashily dressed young man of me-
dium height, with large diamond in
his shirt bosom, stepped off the barken-
tine Aldavia few days ago when it ar
rived from Chill. There was some
thing SO sharp and shrewd in his ap-
pearance that the attention Of an Er-
dminer representative was attracted to
him.
That is Mr.. jenkins, the grand sec
retary to the richest woman in South
America-Mme. lsidora de Consino-
commonly known as the Monte Cristo
OF South America said an officer of
the vessel.
so you would like TO know some
thing of the madame,' observed Mr.
jenkins, stroking his moustache on be.
ing introduced. We'll, there Is lots to
tell you. could talk about her pos
sessions and her eccentricities for Il
week and the subject would not be half
exhausted. It's a rather curious thing
that she was not discovered long since.
She is known all along the South
American coast and is almost a Queen
oyer the people. In fact. there is no
one who disputes her in anything she
says or does, and she reyels in the lux
uries that her enormous wealth can sur
round her with. About so years have
passed since she was bonn, and though
few women have dissipated as she has,
she is We'll preserved, and goes out and
has her nice little time the same us
ever.
No, she Is not fair. Her features
are coarse, like a servant-girl's but she
has had many lovers.
She has partiality for the French,
and few years ago when gentleman
from France happened around she in
variably invited him and fell in love
with him. In late years her sons have
been watching her and using their ef-
forts to keep her from scandal, which
she falls into very easily.
The society people of the city repeat
edly VOW that they will never visit her
again, but her receptions are SO elegant
and rich that they never fail to attend
when they receive an invitation.
'lsidora is native of Chill and a
widow of the late Louis de Consino, a
gentleman of French origin. She
claims to have Castillan blood in her
VEINS, and most probably she has. She
is owner of about four-ffths of the coal
mines of Lota, small seaport in the
southern part of Chill, the inhabitants
of which are entirely dependent for
their livelihood upon the mines, and be-
sides this she has the controlling inter-
est in the Compania Esplotadora de
Carbon de Lota, In Caronel. These
mines supply all vessels of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company with coal,
and also all steamers plying on the
southwest coast.
AT Lota she removed what was a
handsome building and is rebuilding a
palace to eclipse anything in South
America. It's cost will lie more than
100000. The palace is to be situated
in the most beautiful park country, a
vertible Eden, where it will be sur
rounded by the most magnificent trees
and plants that money can procure. In
Santiago, the Capital uf Chill, she has
residence that for grandeur has few
equals. 1t is situated in a garden of
five acres teeming with tropical plants
and birds.
Her stables contain fifty or more
thoroughbred English racers the
madame was the first patroness of
horse-racing in Chill. Her turnouts
are equal to those of any Princess.
'Isidora cares little for money. Her
income is enormous, but she manages
to spend about as much. In 1885 her
brother died. In her bereavement she
made donations to hospitals, churches,
converts, etc., to the amount of $780,
600. She was left SS,OO0,O 900 by him.
Included in her estate was handsome
residence on one of the principal streets
of Santiago. The dwelling was built
and owned for a time by former Cali
fornian, Don Enrique Meiggs, who had
all the material and workmen brought
from the States.
She has three daughters. The eldest
is q and the Youngest is L years of
age. The second.isl7 and the prettiest.
Isidora has much trouble with them.
Recently a young Lieutenant fell in
loye with the 17-year-Old daughter and
her mother SAW iit to remove her to a
conyent. The others have since been
placed where the beguilements of man
cannot reach. ."-Sdn Francisco Eranl-